In a twist of events at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly stadium, Namibia surprised the continent in a shocking 1-0 against Tunisia.
Tunisia, tipped to be one of the favourites of the AFCON fell to the Brave Warriors of Namibia in the 88th minute considered as on of the biggest upsets in the ongoing AFCON in Ivory Coast.
Deon Hotto headed the only goal of the opening match two minutes to the end of the game to seal a historic first victory in the flagship African tournament for the Brave Warriors.
Tunisia, currently ranked third of 54 African football nations, behind only 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco and Cup of Nations defending champions Senegal bowed to 87 placesd Namibia.
While Tunisia qualified comfortably for the ongoing AFCON, the largely desert southern Africa country, Namibia had to go through a number of off-field obstacles before securing a place.
Namibia’s shocking win on Tuesday, January 16 gives them a chance to qualify to the next round of the competition in Group E.
Namibia, which is taking part in the Africa Cup for the fourth time, has finished bottom of its group in each of its previous appearances.
Tunisia, considered one of the pre-tournament favorites will be hoping for another trophy since thier second in 2004.